AFTER GLOW

I'd like the memory of me

to be a happy one,

I'd like to leave an afterglow

of smiles when life is done.

I'd like to leave an echo

whispering softly down the ways,

Of happy times and laughing times

and bright and sunny days.

Beloved wife of the late Anthony A. Biggio.

Devoted mother of John Biggio of Framingham.

Dear sister of Ann Sablone of Palm Beach in Florida, and the late Charlie "Jumbo" Ciampa and Carmen Ciampa.

Cherished grandmother of Jennie Swanson and Julie Hachey.

Loving great-grandmother of Ryan, Nathan, Kendra and Evan.

Also survived by many adored nieces and nephews.

Funeral from the Ruggiero-Mazzarella Memorial Home, 971 Saratoga Street (Orient Heights) East Boston on Tuesday December 11th, 2007 at 9:00am. Funeral Mass in the Sacred Heart Church, 45 Brooks Street, East Boston at 10:00am.

Visiting hours are on Monday December 10th from 5:00pm to 8:00pm. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited.

Caroline was born in Boston in 1919. She was a life-long resident of East Boston before moving to the Fenway section of Boston a few years ago. Caroline worked for many years as a clerk for the Boston Police Department stationed at Police Headquarters. She passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family in the Oak Knoll Nursing Home in Framingham. Caroline was 88 years of age.

The Memorial Home is handicapped accessible and a children’s lounge is available. Courtesy valet parking at the front entrance and ample attendant off street parking is also available in our 3 parking lots. For transportation to the memorial home please call 617-569-0990.

Services will conclude with Caroline being laid to rest in the Woodlawn Cemetery in Elm Street, Everett.